| Description | Quarto sized printing, headed 'The List of the Royal Society, MDCCLXXXIII', with the Royal Patron appearing as 'His Sacred Majesty King George III. Patron': together with 'His Sacred Majesty Stanislaus Augustus King of Poland', 'His Sacred Majesty Christian VII King of Denmark', 'His Royal Highness Will. Henry Duke of Gloucester', 'His most Serene Highness Christian Fred. Charles Alex. Margrave of Brandenburg Anspach and Beyreuth, 'His most Serene Highness Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick', 'His most Serene Highness Charles Margrave of Baden, and 'His most Serene Highness Peter Duke of Courland'. Consisting of an alphabetical record of all Fellows, in two columns, with members of the aristocracy in upper case. The title page contains 'The Present Council', headed by the President, Sir Joseph Banks, with a note on the continuation of Council until St Andrew's Day. The list of Foreign Members, with brief notes on their locations, appears at p.8. The note on the election of ten new Council Members on 30 November 1783, to serve in the ensuing year, is printed on p.7.
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